Sentences with phrase «majority leader of the house»

Tom DeLay, the Republican majority leader of the House of Representatives, confided to a Texas Baptist audience that God had made Bush president «to promote a biblical world - view.»

A related development of such nature came up on Monday as some loyalists of Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, boycotted the inauguration of standing committees of the house faulting the distribution formula.

Stringer made the comment at a Harlem rally calling for fractured state Senate Democrats to unify and make Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins majority leader of a house where the Dems come November are expected to again have the majority but not control the chamber because nine breakaway Dems are aligned with the Republicans in a leadership coalition.

The committee, which was chaired by the Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, had five other members.

Speaking while unveiling a road project in Modele - Mathew Street and solar powered street lights in Modele - Mathew Street, Randle Avenue and Fred Anyiam Street in Surulere, constructed by Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, Ambode said the hospitality and entertainment business which the area had always been known for, would be revived and scaled up to actualise the plan for the massive development of the axis.

Some of the party leaders at the meeting were Senator Ayoade Adeseun; a former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mulikat Akande - Adeola; the party's State Chairman of the Interim Management Committee, (Makarfi group), Muraina Ajibola; a former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide; Dr. Saka Balogun, Chief Jacob Adetoro, Bisi Olopoeniyan, and the immediate past Deputy Whip of the Senate, Senator Hosea Agboola, who was represented by Dayo Ogungbenro.

Some residents of Surulere Federal Constituency 1 have passed a vote of confidence on the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, urging him to seek another term.

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Umar Jibril who passed on...

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said the House was irrevocably committed to the anti-graft war of the President Muhammadu Buhari - led administration.

The Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, rose to speak, but the PDP lawmakers quickly shouted him down.

The Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, while leading the debate, urged his colleagues to accept the projections.

Some All Progressives Congress members in Lagos State who are aspiring to represent Surulere Federal Constituency I at the House of Representatives have expressed their opposition to the re-election bid of the Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, whom they said had served the fourth term already.

On Tuesday afternoon at the Capitol, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the majority leader of each house, Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Republican Senate

According to DAILY POST's source, the development was an alleged attempt to halt the planned removal of the Majority Leader of the House, Matthew Kolawole, who is said to be a staunch supporter of the state governor.

The Majority Leader of the House, Mr Matthew Kolawole, said this during interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Kogi State House of Assembly Complex was on Tuesday prevented from holding its plenary following a crisis that erupted over the alleged plan to remove the Majority Leader of the House, Matthew Kolawole.

Not exact matches

«It is important that we achieve a two - year agreement that funds our troops and provides for our national security and other critical functions of the Federal government,» the statement from the White House, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

In the meantime, a group of House lawmakers has sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding four major conservative tents to remain in place in any bill — and on one issue, they may get their wish.

Names of his potential replacements have been floated all week: Trump's chief economic adviser, Gary Cohn; Republican Rep. Mark Meadows; House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy; and Mulvaney.

Top Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, have called on Moore to drop out of the race.

The House of Commons is set to approve the measures with a big majority after the pacifist leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said he would allow his lawmakers a free vote, rather than impose a party whip.

Ifill's death sparked a bipartisan outpouring of condolences from politicians ranging from House Majority Leader Paul Ryan to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R - TX)(C) holds up a tax filing «postcard» as Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R - WI)(L) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R - KY)(R) looks on during a press event on tax reform September 27, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.

At the end of March, for example, Musk chipped in $ 50,000 to an organization run by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that's meant to boost his GOP allies.

«It's not surprising to anybody who knows Rob that he's avoided the squabbles and turf battles that have consumed so many others in this White House,» Brian McGuire, a former chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, told Business Insider.

The law was a team effort and a longtime dream of House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Trump addressed the issue briefly as he arrived for dinner at his private golf club with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.

(Bloomberg)-- The White House is scaling back its plan to seek cuts from already - passed spending bills in the face of resistance from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and spending panel Republicans, two GOP congressional aides briefed on the plan said Thursday.

The leading candidate to replace him is Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the majority leader, who is viewed more favorably by the House's more conservative members both for his willingness to bend to their will and for his cheerful manner.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speak during a news conference.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump is set to unveil a framework for tax reform, building off work done by the so - called Big Six: a group of top tax policymakers in the Trump administration (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn), the Senate (Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Finance Committee chair Orrin Hatch), and the House (Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee chair Kevin Brady).

Potential targets include Harley Davidson motorcycles, from the home state of House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Kentucky bourbon, which could get the attention of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Ky.

Bloomberg View senior executive editor David Shipley presents an editorial arguing that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mit...

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers hold a news conference Nov. 7 on the House tax plan.

The longtime House majority leader will benefit from a sweetener provision that grants massive pension spikes to career lawmakers after one year of retirement.

Not only are these quintessentially American products, but are also centered in Kentucky and Wisconsin, respectively, home to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

Speaking at a party retreat, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told his colleagues that the party had spent too much time talking about the concerns of business owners and entrepreneurs and not enough about the concerns of that majority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) busiMajority Leader Eric Cantor told his colleagues that the party had spent too much time talking about the concerns of business owners and entrepreneurs and not enough about the concerns of that majority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) busimajority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) business....

And the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate agreed with him, as did the vast majority of rank - and - file members and Democratic voters.

But, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and many of the GOP candidates believe the space would be best left vacant for nearly a year until a new administration is running the White House.

A strong majority of white evangelicals are pleased with Trump's performance as president so far, and dozens of evangelical leaders, including advisers Robert Jeffress and Paula White, gathered at the White House for a dinner with Trump and vice president Mike Pence Wednesday night.

House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D - Chicago), the legislation's co-sponsor, said the law is not too demanding of employers because they merely will have to make a reasonable effort to help mothers.

Tenney, though, had hoped to replicate the victory of David Brat over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor earlier this year.

That's thanks largely to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who was the first to suggest additional disaster aid — remember that FEMA only has about $ 800 million on hand, which is less than even New York's estimated storm bill of $ 1 billion — be offset by other budget cuts.

Western New York Rep. Chris Collins said he would love to see the House get an opportunity to weigh in on this proposal, too, but he's acutely aware Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell & Co. need 50 of 52 GOP senators» support to get it through their chamber.

The average majority members in both houses voted with their respective leaders between 97.41 percent (Assembly Democrats) and 98.87 percent (Senate Republicans) of the time.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a strong school choice proponent, laced into de Blasio and hinted he'd use his office to try to discourage a rollback of New York City's education reforms.

One more casualty of a federal government shutdown if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner and the president can't get a budget deal by midnight: The congressional gym.

Back in the days when both houses of the Legislature had leaders with a number of years under their belts — namely, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno — two - way deals to jam the governor were not out of the question.

Boehner's separate representative site was down on Monday night, also, though the district and House Majority Leader sites of Rep. Eric Cantor, R - Va., were working.

In the letter to Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Charlene Nimmons, the chief executive officer of Public Housing Communities writes that project labor agreements, or PLAs, «have failed the public housing community by denying its residents opportunities to gain meaningful construction work in and around their homes.Housing Communities writes that project labor agreements, or PLAs, «have failed the public housing community by denying its residents opportunities to gain meaningful construction work in and around their homes.housing community by denying its residents opportunities to gain meaningful construction work in and around their homes.»